HOLLYWOOD. The couple announced their split in a joint statement which read: ‘In an effort to reduce any further speculation, we have decided to announce our separation. This decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year. We are two best friends who have decided to part ways as a couple, but look forward to continuing our cherished friendship. ‘Normally we would do this privately, but given that the gossip industry cannot resist an opportunity to speculate and invent, we wanted to convey the truth directly.

Whatever else is printed about us that is not directly from us, is someone else’s fictional narrative. ‘Above all, we are determined to maintain the deep respect and love that we have for one another’.

The pair married in August 2015, and had been dating since 2011, but a source has now claimed that the Friends star is coping well on her own. ‘She has her group of friends that are her family, and they have rallied around her. It’s always sad and heartbreaking to have to move on, but she has a lot of love in her life.

News sources claimed ‘different lifestyles’. ‘She never tried to stop him from being who he is an wanted him to continue doing what he loves. But eventually that caused them to grow apart and realise that being a couple didn’t suit them. Justin didn’t want to deal with the shallowness of Hollywood and be a part of her world anymore’.

Their differing lives eventually took a ‘toll’ on 46-year-old Justin’s relationship with 49-year-old Jennifer and it became obvious they weren’t compatible. She doesn’t really fit into his group of friends or his world.